NOW's L-Cysteine: No info on its source. Is it from human hair?

I bought this as an alternative to NAC for liver detox and support, because it is good to pause or alternate ALL supplements. Now I discovered on Dr. Mercola & Wikipedia that 80% of it is made from hair swept up in chinese barbers. Then from duck feathers and hog hair. It can also be made from fermentation, but is 3X as expensive.
Some sites also say it is a brain excitent which eventually burns out the brain if taken in high doses.
On NOW's site, they offer no info on their source, but offer the absolute cheapest L-Cysteine.
Anyone know of a non- hair source? I give it 3 stars until I know more.
Also of concern is the general lack of details re ingredients on their labels.
For instance:
There are over 4 kinds of vitamin K-4. Menaquinone 4, 7,8 and 11.
Only the Menaquinone 7 is of true value for humans. The others are inexpensive or synthetic forms of no true value.
Now Foods has a large number of vitamin supplements that avoid telling us exactly what we are getting. And I am getting more suspicious of this company for this evasive strategy.
Millie from Canuckland

New Chapter: What were you thinking? Strontium with Calcium!

We have several people in our home with extreme osteoporosis, including our 97 year old granny! We have tried to research the best possible calcium supplement.
1. All agree to never take Calcium and Strontium at the same time - wait 2 hours.
2. Take 2 x the amount of magnesium, but never the cheap oxide form.
3. The other minerals (phosphorus, magnesium, etc) are just as important as Calcium to build bones.
So why does this company include STRONTIUM AND CALCIUM IN THE SAME PILL?
What were they thinking?
Millie from Canuckland

Does it work? Update

Our local hospital analysed a selection of probiotics selected from local stores. Amazingly 2 of them had absolutely no living probiotics in them and ALL of the rest of them had extremely small %'s of probiotics: instead of 16Billion, only 70 million! None of the companies had anywhere ne4ar the advertised potency.We have taken this for a couple of weeks and have not noticed any revolution. The absolute minimum necessary, to give any noticable effect is, according to public TV, 15 Billion, so if you take 4 per day it gets rather expensive: 30 days per bottle. It is a matter of faith I guess. Hope it is keeping us healthy.
Millie from Canuckland

Country Life Bone Solid with 11 mcg of MK7

I am surprised to read in the product description:"vitamins K1, K2 and D3 are added in generous amounts".
Country Life emailed me that they actually include ONLY 11mcg of the expensive proven form of Vitamin K2 (MK7) menaquinone-7. MK-7 is vital in getting calcium into the bones instead of between the joints where it will add to arthritis. You need 45mcg to 200mcg per day.
K2 menaquinone-7 is the only form of K2 proven by research to build strong flexible bones. Research, especially by a Dr in Holland, shows the other forms of K2 are just not proven to build bones. K1 is extremely cheap and does nothing more than clot blood, while K2-menaquinone-7, being made by fermentation, is the hardest of all to come by, and is very expensive: that's why they only have 11mcg!
I also DO NOT appreciate that these have magnesium oxide in them. This is the cheapest, stingiest form of magnesium and is not well absorbed. - This and the stingy amount of MK-7 make me very suspicious of the good intentions of this company.
They are a little more expensive than the Now brand Bone Strength - 9.21 cents compared to Now's 7.6 cents. BoneSolid has a lot more Boron. Taking either of these companies' bone builders, you will also need seperate K2 in its MK-7 version.
Good news is that Iherb sells other brands that tell you exactly how much K2-menaquinone-7 they have:
Drs. Best Calcium Bone Maker has 80mcg of Mk-7,
Alive has 100mcg of Mk-7
Garden of Life has 100mcg of Mk-7.

It looks strong, but is it really 30Billion?

Our local hospital analysed a selection of probiotics selected from local stores. Amazingly 2 of them had absolutely no living probiotics in them and ALL of the rest of them had extremely small %'s of probiotics: instead of 16Billion, only 70 million! None of the companies had anywhere near the advertised potency....
so.... I was wondering at this super potency why none of our family noticed anything miraculous,
Millie from Canuckland.

Mixed. feelings about these

Now Foods makes things that are often wonderfully inexpensive. But I often wonder about the quality. Their other products often leave out precise info, leaving me to conclude that it is often not top quality. But these are soo cheap that I will take them and hope for the best.
For instance the label on their Vitamin K:
There are over 4 kinds of vitamin K-4. Menaquinone 4, 7,8 and 11.
Only the Menaquinone 7 is of true value for humans. The others are inexpensive or synthetic forms of no true value.
Now Foods has a large number of vitamin supplements that avoid telling us exactly what we are getting. And I am getting more suspicious of this company for this evasive strategy.

I love spirulina, so I compared 4 brands

We have now been able to compare this brand with other brands.
The results:
This brand is very aromatic and tastes good, almost like Japanese candy. Is this because it is organic? A second brand, iHerb's Source Naturals, has less of a smell, and almost no taste. A 3rd brand is an expensive Hawaiian brand. A 4th Brand's powder tastes dreadful.
Our family prefers this brand.
My only concern was whether they are made in China because of the high industrial pollution rampant there. Heavy metals emitted by industry do go into the water where they are absorbed immediately by hungry Spirulina. The effect is that by consuming Chinese spirulina, I would be adding those poisonous heavy metals to my body negating the purpose of Spirulina: detoxification of heavy metals.
I asked "Healthy Origins" where their Spirulina is make. It is grown in India. So it is safe.

Seems to work, even at this low dose

Perhaps this will explain why this one seems to be as effective as others we have tried:
Our local hospital analysed a selection of probiotics selected from local stores. Amazingly 2 of them had absolutely no living probiotics in them and ALL of the rest of them had extremely small %'s of probiotics: instead of 16Billion, only 70 million! None of the companies had anywhere ne4ar the advertised potency.

L-Carnitine - lethal side effect

I ordered this, as it is supposed to help burn fat, so that would mean less exercise right? Well what a shock when I saw Dr. Oz's report on it. He had a research doctor and heart specialist on his show that explained in detail how L-Carnitine is changed by the intestines to a substance that clogs arteries and blood vessels and causes strokes and heart attacks. Dr Oz earnestly warned against taking this as a supplement! I ordered 2 of these, one a pill form, but because I opened them, I was told they are not returnable.... my loss.

Edwards Creamed coconut: careful it's not that creamy

I was soooo looking forward to creamed coconut: the kind you get in India or at the local Indian store. I expected it to be like coconut cream or at least like the milk, but thicker.
No it is not. I tried some in a drink and ended up chewing gritty coconut. Sort of like chewing those cheap coconut cookies made up of the cheapest dried shredded coconut.
I do feel rather resentful at being cheated. Definitely not a cream, but simply shredded coconut. At least they could have left it in their blender a little longer if they are just going to cheaply blend up a coconut rather than pressing out the dreamy creamy goodness.